Minister/Director of Missions and Community Ministry - First Baptist Church, Dalton GA

Ministry Architects • Dalton, GA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The missions ministry at First Baptist Church Dalton is a highly visible, well-established cornerstone of the congregation's identity. Supported by a substantial annual budget of $400,500 drawn from the budget and the First Foundation, the ministry engages approximately 200 unique volunteers annually and touches over 1,000 lives in the community. Local initiatives are robust and varied, including monthly homeless meals through Greater Works, building wheelchair ramps, distributing weekend food sacks to children at Westwood Elementary, and running the hands-on Beechland Ministry at the housing authority. The ministry also coordinates global mission trips and manages extensive denominational partnerships. A passionate, 10-member working Missions Committee meets monthly to manage the budget and drive these projects alongside the staff. Crucially, the ministry operates under a healthy, transformational philosophy that avoids one-way handouts in favor of community-driven development. The ideal candidate is a mature Christian leader with a visible faith, a clear call to missional leadership, and a community organizer mindset who can network across diverse socioeconomic and cultural lines. They must thrive in a theological "purple church" environment, focusing on empowering lay volunteers to perform mission rather than carrying the extensive administrative load alone.

Requirements

• A visible, mature Christian faith with a clear, verifiable call to missional leadership, community engagement, and justice ministry.
• Strong alignment with a "big-tent" CBF-affiliated church profile, with a strict commitment to maintaining an apolitical, non-partisan public presence.
• High proficiency in large-scale event coordination, long-range planning methodologies, and standard project management tracking tools like Gantt charts.
• Proven experience as a community organizer capable of networking across diverse civic, cultural, and socioeconomic lines.
• A bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (Missions, Theology, Social Work, Christian Education) is required.

Nice To Haves

• A Master of Divinity highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Foster a balanced mission program across local, state, national, and international activities while serving as the primary point of contact for supported global workers.
• Lead local strategic initiatives addressing homelessness and hunger within the Dalton community while actively building relationships to extend the church's witness.
• Direct the church’s benevolence ministry and supervise innovative direct mission engagements.
• Develop and maintain an all-age mission education program to equip and cultivate lay mission skills.
• Manage approximately $400,000 in annualized missions funding across ministries with complete fiscal transparency and integrity.
• Provide bounded pastoral care, counseling, and worship/visitation support to adults and families involved in the missions ecosystem.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director